Researchers at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have uncovered how mutations in a specific gene can trigger a rare respiratory disease, shedding light on the critical role ...

The ability of cells in the human body to recognize structural features of invading pathogens to activate protective antipathogen defences is the cornerstone of innate immunity. Sensing these ...

Autoimmune and autoinflammatory diseases have traditionally been interpreted as disorders arising from dysregulation of adaptive or innate immune responses, ...

The bloodstream is naturally free of microorganisms and there is no defined microbiota for the blood or filtering organs. Accordingly, any bacteria that enter the blood must arrive by entry from a ...

In a recent study published in the Cell Host & Microbe Journal, researchers explored commensalism and pathogenesis relationships in the human mycobiome. Study: One population, multiple lifestyles: ...

Melanocyte melanin synthesis creates constitutive ROS vulnerability, and impaired Nrf2-mediated antioxidant responses enable ...

FROM the impact of epidemics on the rise and fall of empires to the part played by the Black Death in hastening the transition from a feudal, religious society to a capitalist, secular one, humankind ...